TOM DONNELLY
To the founding fathers of the United States,
the term empire was not a term of disapproval. Alexander
Hamilton said that the United States was Hercules
in a cradle. In fact in the very first paragraph of
the Federalist Papers, Hamilton writes of America
being already among the most interesting empires of
history. Likewise, Thomas Jefferson, soon to be Hamilton's
bitter political; opponent, described the United States
as an "empire of liberty." None of them,
regardless of their views about the strength of the
American government had any question that the United
States would be a great and large power. The term
they used for that was "empire." - Pax
Americana, Inside/Out
 The failure to complete the victory in Afghanistan
is partly due to the administration's reluctance to
send in sufficient numbers of U.S. troops and keep
them there. Any campaign in Iraq will pose similar
challenges.
Put Your Money Where Your War Is, The Weekly Standard. |
…as
the response to the attack on the USS Cole demonstrates,
America's understanding of its new, quasi-imperial
role in the world has failed to keep pace with
events. America
at War, The Weekly Standard |
Biography
of Tom Donnelly, Project for the New American
Century
